As I mentioned last night, I was very pleased with how our rehearsal went! Although we only got through Act I, it's pretty clear to me that you all understand what I'm trying to accomplish with the blocking. That was proven by the way you "self-blocked" Scene 2 with little intervention from me.
So far I am pleased with the character and vocal traits each of you have selected for your characters. Josh, I know you're still experimenting with your character, and I trust your judgement if you want to jump back and forth until we find something that we both like. Rachel, I think your character might waver between a pre-marriage "sweet" and a post-marriage "snobbish" delivery, so feel free to experiement with that. Mario, I think your character is likely a little less Southern than you're currently delivering him, but I'm more concerned with the sarcastic delivery of his one-liners than I am the dialect with which they are spoken. Richard, Nora, Joan, Karen, Liz, Olivia and Veronica - I love all of your character choices to date! Wouldn't change a thing I've heard so far.
On Monday we'll block Act II; hopefully on the Garza stage if the set pieces for The Trip to Bountiful allow us freedom of movement. On Tuesday (assuming we block all of Act II on Monday), we'll start back with Scene 1 and work it all night, then do Scene 2 on Thursday.
Since you get three days off from rehearsal this weekend, make sure you spend time working on dialogue memorization between now and Monday. While I don't expect anyone to be off-book by Monday, you all know that the sooner you are off-book, the sooner the play gets polished.
Enjoy your weekend, and I'll see you all Monday night!
Tracy
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